---
title: "Chromis kasztanowy"
description: "Chromis chromis — Ryby. Chromis chromis, the damselfish or Mediterranean chromis, is a small species of ray-finned fish of the family Pomacentridae from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/mediterranean-damselfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chromis kasztanowy

> Chromis chromis — Ryby. Chromis chromis, the  damselfish or Mediterranean chromis, is a small species of ray-finned fish of the family Pomacentridae from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

- Scientific name: *Chromis chromis*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 7431
- Wikidata: [Q1307785](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1307785)
- iNaturalist taxon: [118682](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/118682)

## Names

- en: Mediterranean Damselfish
- de: Mönchsfisch
- es: Castañuela
- fr: Castagnole noire
- nl: Monniksvis
- pl: Chromis kasztanowy

## Countries with the most observations

GR (1746), ES (1442), FR (1303), HR (973), IT (900), TR (193), MT (123), ME (93), CY (63), PT (51), SI (26), RU (22)

## Summary

Chromis chromis, the  damselfish or Mediterranean chromis, is a small species of ray-finned fish of the family Pomacentridae from the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromis_chromis

## Photo

![Chromis kasztanowy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mediterranean-damselfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117555768

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mediterranean-damselfish?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).